Open AccessI Think Therefore I Am: Perceived Ideal Weight as a Determinant of Health
Author(s) -
Peter Muennig,
Haomiao Jia,
Rufina Lee,
Erica I. Lubetkin
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2007.114769
Subject(s) - body mass index , behavioral risk factor surveillance system , obesity , body weight , demography , medicine , ethnic group , race (biology) , perception , gerontology , psychology , environmental health , population , anthropology , botany , sociology , biology , neuroscience
We examined whether stress related to negative body image perception and the desire to lose weight explained some of the body mass index-health gradient.
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